Dontaie Allen11 HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 205 CLASS R-Soph . POSITION Guard HOMETOWN Falmouth , KY HIGH SCHOOL Pendleton County
2020-21
Redshirt Freshman : Member of UK ’ s Student- Athlete Advisory Committee ... Appeared in 22 games with
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one start in 2020-21 after sitting out his first season at Kentucky rehabilitating from a knee injury suffered in high school … Became a spark off the bench for the Wildcats in key moments , especially in conference play … Quickly developed into an elite shooter who could catch fire at a moment ’ s notice and carry the team … Finished second on the team with 31 3-pointers on 39.7 % shooting from long range … Of the players with 50 or more field-goal attempts , led the team in effective field-goal percentage at 54.5 % … Averaged 5.4 points … Two most memorable performances came vs . Mississippi State , combining to score 46 points vs . the Bulldogs on 16-of-28 shooting with a combined 13 3-pointers in the two games , leading UK to a double-overtime victory in the first game and nearly guiding the Wildcats to a double-digit come-from-behind win in the second round of the Southeastern |
Conference Tournament … Sensational in the SEC Tournament game vs . MSU … After scoring a combined eight points in his previous nine appearances , erupted for a careerhigh-tying 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting with six 3-pointers … With his team down by 15 early in the second half , scored 20 points and made five of his six 3-pointers after halftime to put UK in front late in the game before falling to the Bulldogs … Scored 12 points , made four 3-pointers , and came up with two steals and two assists in the loss at No . 9 / 8 Alabama … Six points in 15 minutes in the win vs . LSU … Made his first career start at Georgia … Recorded eight points with two made treys in the loss at Auburn … Posted eight points and a career-high six rebounds in the home loss to Alabama … Scored 14 points with a pair of key 3-pointers and important free throws late in the game in the home victory |
vs . Vanderbilt … Enjoyed one of the all-time breakthrough performances with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting , including 7 of 11 from 3-point range , to fuel a nine-point comeback in the double-overtime victory at Mississippi State , all career highs … Had played just one minute over the previous three games and 20 career minutes … Became just the sixth freshman in school history to make seven or more treys in a game … Nearly all of his 3-pointers vs . MSU helped turn the game around , including three during the second-half comeback run , one during the first overtime to take the lead and eventually force overtime , and a dagger in the second overtime … Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan . 4 following the performance vs . Mississippi State … Made his collegiate debut with four points and a 3-pointer in the season-opening rout of Morehead State . |